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Public safety committee approves $3.25 million to remove downtown Jonesboro building, forwards measure to full council
Summary
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve Resolution 25005, authorizing the city to contract with a construction manager and allocate $3,250,000 to demolish the building at 100 West Washington Avenue.
The Jonesboro Public Safety Committee voted unanimously to approve Resolution 25005, authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with a construction manager and to allocate $3,250,000 for demolition work at 100 West Washington Avenue. The committee approved the measure and voted to forward it to the full City Council for immediate consideration.
Mayor (not specified) told the committee the property is privately owned and that the requested funds would be used only to remove the building and reopen Main Street, not to transfer ownership to the city. “To clarify, this property and the building are not city owned. The council's vote tonight on the 3,250,000 request does not make this property city owned,” the mayor said, and provided a timeline of prior actions taken by the city.
The mayor summarized the timeline presented to the committee: an Oct. 18 pre-condemnation notice after engineers recommended condemnation; a Nov. 3 emergency declaration…
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